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Release of proposal on information redaction

PFC | 05 April 2017

Documents submitted to British and Irish governments: A proposed model for Information Redaction under the Stormont House Agreement. Released to the public domain at a seminar at QUB on 4th April 2017.

"Malice Intended" The Hooded Men

Morning Star | 01 April 2017

Anne Cadwallader tells the story of the Hooded Men, internees subjected to fine-tuned methods of torture, that left little physical evidence, in various imperial theatres of war – from Malaya to Kenya – imported by Britain to Ireland in 1971

The nonsense of not knowing – the twists and turns of the on-the-runs

Brian Rowan | 05 April 2014

Every word that former PSNI chief constable Sir Hugh Orde speaks next Wednesday will be analysed and scrutinised. It will be his turn to give evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee – just days after retired Detective Chief Supt Norman Baxter alleged Downing Street interference to try to...

Security 'secrecy' still spooking nationalists

Belfast Telegraph | 12 April 2011

The past week was a watershed in republican attitudes to the police. But the ongoing presence of MI5 is the stumbling block to a total acceptance, argues Brian Rowan. A lot changed last week, but there is more that needs to change. You find the task and the challenge in the words of Nuala Kerr as...

New documents reveal cover-up of 1948 British "massacre" of villagers in Malaya

Pat Finucane and the Inquiries Act - Amnesty International calls for boycott

Amnesty International | 20 April 2005

Amnesty International calls on all judges, whether in the United Kingdom (UK) or in other jurisdictions, to decline appointments as chairs or panel members to any inquiry established under the recently enacted Inquiries Act 2005, including an inquiry into allegations of state collusion in the murder...

Inquiries Bill Passed

PFC Press Statement | 07 April 2005

As feared the Inquiries Bill passed the final stages in Westminster earlier today despite the strong objections of NGOs, the legal community and most importantly, the Finucane family. The new legislation is widely perceived as a legislative attempt to deny the Finucane family access to vital...

Letter from Mrs Geraldine Finucane to all senior judges in England, Scotland and wales

Mrs Geraldine Finucane | 14 April 2005

Mrs Geraldine Finucane has written a letter to all senior judges in England Scotland and Wales requesting that, if asked, they indicate that they would not be prepared to accept any appointment to an Inquiries Act inquiry, into the murder of her husband

Mrs Geraldine Finucane has written a letter to all senior judges in England Scotland and Wales requesting that, if asked, they indicate that they would not be prepared to accept any appointment to an Inquiries Act inquiry, into the murder of her husband.

British Government Response to the Cory Reports

Secretary of State | 01 April 2004

At Weston Park in the Summer of 2001, the British and Irish Governments announced their intention to appoint a judge of international standing to look at six cases - the murder of Chief Superintendent Harry Breen and Superintendent Bob Buchanan, Pat Finucane, Lord Justice and Lady Gibson, Robert...

Response of the Finucane family to the Cory Report

This is a very disappointing but expected statement. The British Government continue to cover up the truth about the death of my husband with their delaying tactics. We did not ask for the Stevens investigation. We did not ask for Justice Cory to prepare a report and we certainly have never asked...

CAJ summary of Cory reports

Findings of Judge Cory | 01 April 2004

PAT FINUCANE “They (FRU) were aware that Nelson was a central player within the UDA, and that he had considerable influence in directing targeting operations. They were also aware that Nelson often played a direct and active role in reconnaissance missions. The provision of information to Nelson in...

Response of the PFC to the Cory Report

Press release | 01 April 2004

The Pat Finucane Centre condemns the failure of the British Government to establish an independent inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane. The Cory Collusion Inquiry Report makes clear that the need for such an inquiry in Pat Finucane’s case. The British and Irish governments guaranteed at the...